A girl was caught tying a horse to a tree and beating it at a tourist attraction in eastern China, sparking allegations of animal abuse.

According to a witness, the girl from Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province began to whip her horse's butt because it was unwise and lying on its stomach.

The girl was filmed hitting the horse at least 20 times, although worried tourists tried to intervene and stop the woman.

According to a witness, the girl from Zaozhuang, Shandong province, started beating her horse with a whip because it was not good and picked its ass.

The clip, posted by video news site Pear on Thursday, shows the frightened horse cowering and trying to avoid the whip after repeatedly twisting its ass.

Some worried bystanders approached the woman and posed to stop her from hitting the horse, but the girl ignored them and continued.

According to Pear, the girl hit the horse so hard that it broke the whip.

Net users criticized the girl's violent actions, many calling for laws against cruelty to animals.

'I would definitely spit on a woman if I were a horse!' another user said.

Although China has laws to protect terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, the country currently lacks laws to protect animal welfare or prevent cruelty to animals.

In September 2009, animal rights activists and legal experts began circulating draft Animal Protection Laws and in 2010 draft Animal Cruelty Prevention Laws to the House Council. countries, according to Human Rights in China, a Chinese NGO. -Government organization based in New York.

The draft proposes fines of up to 6,000 yuan (£693) and two weeks of detention for those found guilty of animal cruelty, according to China Daily. However to this day, no progress has been made.